"An Answer of Insight" by Susan Pearl

In my entire lifetime I have experienced a very special time that was beyond incredible.

I was a young mother in my twenties. Our two daughters were five and three years old.

It was lunchtime. It had been a big morning because I was, also, babysitting three other children.

A lovely African American girl was happy to join us for all of my babysitting days each week.

Reading to the children seemed to be a favorite time for everyone. 

We had coloring time and an outside activity followed by games, then lunchtime.

The noon whistle blew and we were already in the kitchen ready for lunch.

The children surrounded me as I got a stack of multicolored bowls to dish up the food.

The children started arguing as to what color of bowl they wanted.

"I want the red bowl", "I want the blue one", "I like yellow", "I'll take the green"- 

I looked at our oldest daughter and asked, "What color of bowl do you want"?

I remember so vividly her answer, "Bowls are kind of like people- the color really doesn't matter".

That answer from our five year old child changed me and changed my life forever.

For I knew she had been shown this from an inspired insight given to her by an awesome wisdom.

I said "That's right and it is so wonderful that you can understand this at such a young age."

I kissed her and gave her a hug and knew in my heart something very special had come to be that day.

My life has not been the same after I witnessed such a beyond incredible expression of faith and truth. 

I was moved to tears-tears of joy and thankfulness- and I still am- moved by the grace of her answer.  

Her perception of insight at such a young age was amazing to me and it will continue be. 

No matter how hard things may be through time, her answer in the kitchen that day will outshine.